Goblet Cells Explained: Mucus-Producing Powerhouses Of The Epithelium

Goblet Cells Explained: Mucus-Producing Powerhouses Of The Epithelium

Question 1. Goblet cells.
Answer:

• They are mucous-producing secretory cells.
• Basal segment – it contains the nucleus
• Cytoplasm. It contains rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus.
• Zymogenic granules transport the mucopolysaccharide produced by the Golgi apparatus to the epithelial surface.

Question 2. Anomalies of the maxillary sinus.
Answer:

• Agenesis, aplasia, hypoplasia.
• They are a rare condition.
• Often associated with anomalies involving the face or palate.
• Supernumerary sinuses.
• It is a condition of occurrence of two completely separated sinuses on the same side.
• Results due to out pocketing of the nasal mucosa.
• Associated with other disorders.
• In pituitary gigantism, it appears large.
• In congenital syphilis, it is suppressed.